Large Black sow triumphs at Great Yorkshire Show

In the pig rings, the Large Black sow, Addison Golden Harvest 4, continued its winning ways when taking the female and inter-breed pig title

Angela Calvert
Head of Livestock, Shows and Sales
clock • 4 min read
Addison Golden Harvest 4
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Addison Golden Harvest 4

Owned and bred by Jack Holroyd, Preston, the three-year-old sow which is in-pig for September has already been inter-breed champion at Staffordshire, Royal Lancashire and Royal Three Counties shows this...

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